BOAS] FAMILY HISTORIES 1091 



(V 3) was taken ill, and after a ll short time he died. Before he died, 20 

 but I when he knew that he was not going to recover, because he was 

 gettmg I weaker all the time, he asked his daughter (VI 4) to | call 

 in his numaym, the Mamaleleq ISm, for he said he wanted to speak to 

 them. I Immediately Hamdzid (VI 4) called in her numaym. || When 25 

 all came in, Chief ^maxwa (V 3) | spoke, and he told his numaym that 

 his mind was getting weak \ on account of his sickness. "I wish | 

 my grandchild Wawalkiue (VII 1) to take my place. His name | 

 shall be ^maxwa when I die." Thus he said to his tribe. II Now, what 30 

 should his numaym say? for reaUy the child was of his own blood, | 

 the child of Doqwayis (VI 1) and of his wife Hamdzid (VI 4). | When 

 night came. Chief ^naxwa (V 3) died, | and in the morning at day- 

 break the Mamaleleqala buried | their chief ^maxwa (V 3). When 

 the people who had buried him came back, || the chief of the numaym 35 

 WiwomasgEm, | NEg'ii, called his tribe the Mamaleleqala; and 

 when I they were all in his house, NEg'ii said that he called them | to 

 comfort Hamdzid (VI 4) and her child Wawalk'ine (VII 1). | 

 Then aU who were in the house of NEg' a went out and || went into the 40 

 house of Wawalk'ine (VII 1); and the | chiefs of the Mamaleleqala 

 spoke in turns, comforting Wawalk'ine (VII 1) | and his mother 



galaxs lae wik' lEx^ida. Wa, hexoLexs k" les^mae wik' lEx^lda. Wii, 20 

 laEm ql^LEle ^maxwaxs k'lesae la ek'Iema, ylxs a^mae hextala 

 wiiLlemadzE^nakula. Wa, he^mis la Sxk- !alatsexes k'ledeleqa Lel- 

 tslodesexes ^UE^memoteda Mamaleleq !Eme, qaxs ^nek'aaxs waklEm- 

 nok'.wexsdaaq. Wa, hex-^ida^mese Hamdzide Lelts!6dEx ^uE'^me- 

 motas. Wa, g-ll^mese g-ax ^wFlaeLExs laasa g-Igama^ye ^maxwa 25 

 yaqlEg'a^la. Wa, la^me nelaxes ^uE^memotaxs lE^mae ^wi^weLle- 

 x^ede naqa^yas laxes ts!Ex-q!aena^ye: "Wa, yu^mesEn gwE^yo qa 

 Llayo gaxEnEn ts!ox"LEmaqox Wawalk'ina^ye. Wa, LVmox Legad- 

 LEs ^maxwa qEULo lal WEyEmsaleLo ;" ^nek'exes g-6kQl6te. Wa, 

 qa ^mases waldEmas ^uE^memotas, qaxs ala^mae hESEmq Elkweda 30 

 g-inanEme, yix xunokwas Doqwayise LE^wis gEUEme Hamdzide. 

 Wa, g-iPmese ganuHdExs lae wik" lEx^ededa g-Igama-ye ^maxwa. 

 Wii, g'iPmese ^nax'^Tdxa gaaliixs lae wiinEmt lededa ^naxwa Mama- 

 leleqalaxes g-Igamex'de ^maxwa. Wa, giPmese g-ax nii^nakwa 

 wunEmtax'daq, lae hex'^ida^me g'lgama^yasa ^ns^memotasa Wiwo- 35 

 masgEme NEg'ii LexxElsaxes g-okulotexa Mamaleleqala. Wii, g'il- 

 ^mese ^wHaeL lax g'okwasexs lae nele NEg'iixs he^mae Lelts'.odEg'il, 

 qa^s lii tslEJwaqax Hamdzide LE^wis xunokwe Wawalk'ina^ye. 

 Wa, la^me ^wFla lil hoqttwEls lax g-okwas NEg-a qa^s lii hogwlL 

 lax g-6kwas Wilwalk-ina^ye. Wii, la^me LlaLlayoguIilEla tslElwa- 40 

 qeda g-Ig'Egama^yasa Mamaleleqala tslElwaqax Wawalk'ina^ye, le- 

 ^wis abEmpe Hamdzide Lo^me Doqw&yise. Wii, g-il^mese ^wilxtod 



